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A Louisville man wanted for a stabbing in Henry County on Wednesday was shot and killed by a deputy after a car chase in Southern Indiana, authorities said.

Richard Jackson, 45, was killed in Crawford County after he fled from the Harrison County (Ind.) Sherriff's Department around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday along Interstate 64, according to a news release. Authorities said he had exited his vehicle near the 84-mile marker and confronted deputies before he was fatally shot.

Kentucky State Police in Campbellsburg said in a news release that officers had initially responded to a stabbing on La Grange road outside New Castle, Ky. around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. A 55-year-old man was stabbed, while Jackson fled the scene.

The stabbing victim was transported by helicopter to the University of Louisville Hospital, where he was treated and released. Authorities put out a "Be on the Lookout" for Jackson's black pickup truck that he was alleged to have the left the scene in, the release said.

Harrison County Sheriff Rod Seelye said Wednesday that the chase began around 8:15 p.m. after Jackson's vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run accident. He fled westbound from Harrison County into Crawford County.

The pursuit ended after Jackson allegedly rammed his car into a Harrison County Sherriff's Department vehicle. Seelye said Jackson then got out of his vehicle, charged at the officer with an unknown weapon before he was fatally shot.

The incident shut down Interstate 64 West between mile-marker 83 and 84, according to Harrison County dispatch.

Indiana State Police in Jasper said that they are handling the investigation, which they will submit to the Crawford County Prosecutor for review for potential charges. Kentucky State Police said they are handling the stabbing investigation in New Castle.

Reporter Danielle Lerner can be reached at dlerner@courier-journal.com or 502-582-4042. Reporter Justin Sayers can be reached at 502-582-4252 or jsayers@gannett.com.